Teen charged in bomb scare

Coral Springs — A 15-year-old at Coral Springs High School was charged Tuesday with reporting a false bomb threat in the hopes he wouldn't have to go to school.

The boy told police a man in his 40s told him there was a bomb at the school at 7201 W. Sample Road, said Sgt. Joe McHugh, a police spokesman.

The school was evacuated shortly after 7 a.m. while police checked the premises to make sure it was safe. Students were out for less than an hour.

An investigation revealed the 15-year-old lied about the incident in an attempt not to have to go to school, McHugh said.

The teenager was transferred to the Juvenile Assessment Center in Fort Lauderdale.

FOR THE RECORD - CORRECTION PUBLISHED THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007.An article on Page 1B of Wednesday's Local section incorrectly reported the gender of a Coral Springs High School student charged Tuesday with making a false bomb threat. The student is a 15-year-old boy.